COFFEE & ROASTED ALMOND BISCOTTI…a handsome combination!
A delicious, crisp biscotti!
Granulated sugar – 2/3 cup
Olive Oil – ¼ cup (or canola oil; I used olive)
Eggs – 2
Vanilla extract – 2 tsp
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Salt -1/8 tsp
Flour – 1 1/4 cups
Instant Coffee Powder – 2 tbsps
Almonds– 1 cup/roasted & roughly chopped
Method:
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees C.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat sheets.
- Sift the flours + salt + baking powder.
- Beat the olive oil with the sugar.
- Add the vanilla extract + eggs + coffee & beat well.
- Stir in the flour mix; & gently turn the almonds into the dough. Mix in.
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Transfer the dough to your parchment lined baking sheet and form into 2 logs, about 12” X 3 ½”. The dough is sticky, so you may have to dampen your hands to form the log.
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Bake for 35 minutes, or until firm to the touch & light golden brown.
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Remove from oven and cool for about 10 minutes.
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Transfer the log gently to a cutting board and cut diagonally into 2 cm slices with a sharp serrated knife.
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Reduce oven temperature to 135 degrees C. Place the biscotti, cut side down, on the baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes, turn slices over, and bake for another 8 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool. Store in an airtight container.
- Makes about 20 – 24 biscotti
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Note: Roast the almonds at 180 degrees for about 10 minutes, till the skin begins to crack open. Allow to cool, & then chop. Roasting brings out the sweetness & flavour in almonds. Can be done in advance.
This is a healthier version of the biscotti which I normally make. Have substituted some of the plain flour for whole-wheat flour & was quite pleased to see the kids enjoy them as much as we did. It’s always a good idea to gradually substitute plain flour with a portion of whole-wheat flour to increase the nutritive value…these are good, healthy cookies with no butter. Made with olive oil & full of nuts, they’re headed for Ivy @ Kopiaste & Ben @ What’s Cooking US for an event we can’t do without…Fat Chefs or Skinny Gourmets? (an event co-hosted by 2 of my fave bloggers). The call is to make something that you consider Diet Food for its nutritious value (high in vitamins and other nutrients and low in calories). I think we all need a little nibble at tea & this quite fits the bill!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
21 Comments
ILoveBaking
Those biscotti look absolutely fabulous. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I hope your hand heals soon.
Btw, I’ve tried your recipe for marzipan. It’s really good. The only thing I changed is use confectioner’s sugar instead of granulated sugar.
notyet100
ur posts are always full of surprises,..unexpected delights…and that what i guess life is,..keep gng,..
Ivy
They look great and sound very easy to make. Although I know Italian I never realized until now that bis – cotti means double baked.
Ben and I are hosting a Food Event and would love to see you participating.
diva
indeed that is one heck of a combo. yummy! it’d go so well with a milky cup of tea 🙂
Latha
that’s a wonderful combo,Deeba! Take care and get well soon…. hope it’s not causing you much pain.
Bellini Valli
I would love to have some of these to dip into my mid day tea:D
Aparna
Biscotti is one thing (and I’ve tried twice) that doesn’t turn out right with me. These look very tempting.
Hope your hand is better. Give it some rest and take care.
Happy cook
Biscoti looks delicious.
Take care.
ranji
hi deeba!!coffee biscotti looks sooooo good…perfect with coffee…my mouth is watering:)
meeso
This sounds awesome and I’d make them right now if I had almonds! I think I need to head to the store 🙂
Purnima
Deeba, hope ur boy is better now, n u gal need to b strapped to bed for resting ur poor nerve, y did u even bother putting it to work wt all this writeup n post!! Pls u/stand we need u in long run..
The biscotti looks sure-handsome! All bronze looks abt it! Tks for sharing!
zlamushka
Deeba,
Your pictures are so great. Your whole blog has changed, I am impressed. D, I am hosting another event, Tried And Tasted dedicated to cooking from other blogs. This time it is Caribean, hope I ll see you there…
familiabencomo
Yumm! This is my kind of diet food! It’s like you had me in mind. 😉 Sorry to hear about your hand… Yikes! My son bonked his head the other day & I had to lay down (I was quite queasy) – I cannot imagine being injured myself! I hop the family is showering you with attention & care.
Tanti baci, my friend,
Amy
JZ @ Tasty treats
the biscotti looks divine!!! hope ur hand is feeling better now!
Mike of Mike's Table
These sound delicious…I still need to try to make biscotti one of these days. Also, yikes about the hand–I hope you feel better soon! 😮
Asha
Coffee flavored! Yum!
nicisme
Ouch, sounds really painful – wishing you a speedy recovery!
The biscotti look really good. I know there are 2 camps for biscotti – those that hate them and those who love them. I am in the love category!
Rosie
Absolutely fabulous Biscotti Deeba and for a great event too 🙂
Rosie x
Dwiana P
Debra, I just want to comment about your pictures. I like picture no 1 the most. Love the way you set them. And I hope you will get better soon.
Pinky
Hello
Jst had a look at ur post 2day & it has me bowled over……so lovely pics & recipes……but i can jst drool over them coz i dont eat eggs at home……..have eaten baking goodies outside inspite knowing that they contain eggs….i would love to try these Biscotti , can i do it with any other substite.
Pinky
Pinky
Hello
Jst had a look at ur post 2day & it has me bowled over……so lovely pics & recipes……but i can jst drool over them coz i dont eat eggs at home……..have eaten baking goodies outside inspite knowing that they contain eggs….i would love to try these Biscotti , can i do it with any other substite.
Pinky